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Cotto Dec. 2, Cotto’s sparkling Colombia.

resume speaks for itself: In That was his 25th fight, and
an eight-year span from for the first time in his ca-
Continued from Page 17 2007, he fought all-time reer, Cotto went down in
“Those moments are not greats like Mayweather, the second round.
coming back, but I’ll en- Alvarez, Manny Pacquiao, “That was the fight that
joy each day to the fullest. Zab Judah, Shane Mosley made Miguel Cotto the
And now I won’t miss a sin- and Sergio Martinez, most boxer he is right now,”
gle day of their lives.” of them in their prime. Pac- Cotto said. “In this fight I
Cotto recalled a promise quiao, Antonio Margarito learned that you have to
he made long ago to retire and Austin Trout gave him pass through difficult mo-
at 30 years old, one he ob- his three other losses. ments in your life to get
viously did not keep. That He won world titles in the whatever you want in life.”
was almost seven years super lightweight, welter- Cotto said he plans to
ago — he turns 37 on Oct. weight, super welterweight maintain ties with box-
29 — and since then he and middleweight divi- ing through his promotion
fought nine times against sions. company in Puerto Rico,
big-name opponents like Listed at 5-foot-7, in many where he also wants to
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and cases he faced much help in the recovery pro-
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, two Boxer Miguel Cotto talks during an interview, Tuesday, Oct. 17, bigger opponents as he cess after the devastating
of the losses in his 41-5 re- 2017, in New York. moved up in weight. Hurricane Maria.
cord. Associated Press “I’m always here to face But his main goal will be to
Cotto now guarantees about the idea of having change his methodical at- the best opponent out become a full-time parent
there will be no going back me with them every day,” tacking style for his last hur- there, in every chance, and and husband.
on his word, saying he is Cotto said. rah. sometimes the best ones “My children have never
“150 percent” sure he will Ali, a 29-year-old from “My whole career I brought were in higher divisions,” he sat down with me to ask
hang up the gloves after Brooklyn, is not a blue-chip my best in every opportu- said, “and I just tried to put me for explanations,” he
defending the WBO super opponent like many of the nity that I had, and I don’t myself out there.” said. “I’ve never sat down
welterweight title he won fighters Cotto faced since have any plans of chang- When asked to choose his with them to explain all the
in August against Yoshihiro he made his professional ing anything,” he said. favorite fight, Cotto did not sacrifices I’ve made in life
Kamegai. He said it’s time debut in 2001, but the fu- “I depart from here to LA pick any of the big-ticket so they can be where they
to give his family the atten- ture Hall of Famer knows to start my training camp, bouts. Instead, he said it are. When those questions
tion it deserves. there is no need to risk and as always I’m going to was his 2005 knockout win come, I’ve got an answer
“I know they are proud of much in his send-off. give it all.” in Atlantic City over little- for each and every one of
me, and they are crazy Still, don’t expect Cotto to Whatever happens on known Ricardo Torres of them.”q